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road. .The latter, deceived by the light of the lantern in front of the coach, could not determine the actual distance,. and as the horses were proceeding at a quick rate, they had nearly passed when be sprung forward and attempted to detain them. The coachman urged them to such a degree, that the robber, to avoid being driven over, was hurried on beside them till he lost the opportunity of giving the signal to his companions to come up in time, so that the fleetness of the horses May be said to have saved the passengers. The coachman think,. the men were not armed. When the coach arrived at the village' of Lespinasse, it was met by the Paris post on its way to Toulouse. On recounting the adventure, and not being able to say whether the men were nume rous or armed, the post stopped that night at Lespinasse, and pro ceeded the next day without impediment. It is a long time since such an attempt has been made in the country, particularly so near the gates of Toulonse. There is no part of France where the roads are Inure safe." " INSURRECTION AT CONSTANTINOPLE. We received this morning, by express; the Etoile, dated yesterday, from which we mike - the follOWing extract describing a sanguinary insurrection of the Ja nissaries at Constantinople on the 15th June : PARIS, JULY 10.—The Government has received very important news from Constantinople, which is published in the Dale of this day. " On the 15th June theiJanissaries revolted at Constan tinople on account of the Nizam Djedid. It was reported among them that this new organization was by virtue of a decree of Soliman, yet notwithstanding this they took up arms. Sultan Mahmmid returned immediately from the country, caused the standard - of the Prophet to be hoiSted, and summoned all the faithful to it. Eight thousand Topschis have assembled, and turned their cannon against the Janissaries, • who, for three days, defended themselves in the - streets and in Their quarters. All those 'Who did not submit, have been exterminated. On .the 19th tranquillity was restored. It was not a moment interrupted at Pera. Sultan Mahmoud has displayed a degree of energy and courage which was not possessed by his.uncle, Selim 111., who perished in 1807, m an insur rection of the Janissaries against the establishment of the .Nizam Djedid. " It is thought that this revolt will render the Divan more accessible to the representation of the great Euro pean powers, who require the cessation of bloodshed in 'Greece." • • JULY 10.--=Trench Maids, .5 per cants. dosed 98f. 8.5 c. The following letter has been addressed to a house in the City from the Admiralty, dated July 11, 1826. Gentlemen—Having laid before my Lorda Conunis. sioners of the Admiralty, your letter of yesterday's date, requesting to be informed, whether some vessels destined with valuable cargoes, for Smyrna and Constantinople, may,. by calling at Malta, be . able .to obtain protection through the Archipelago . , I am commanded by their Lordships to acquaint you, that upon application to the Admiral or senior officer, the vessels you allude to will 'receive such protection as may be deemed necessary. I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, (Signal) J. W. CROKER. The Allgenteine Zeitung, and Frankfort Papers to the sth inst., have reached us this forenOon. ft will be seen by the following extracts that a most destruc• tive fire had occurred at Osterode on the 27th ult. Shocks of earthquakes have been felt at Inspruck and at Zurich. lIANOVEII, JUNI3 30. In the night of the 27th,, a fire broke out in the town of Osterode on the Hartz, and the wind being very high from the N. 'W., it could not be extinguished till the next morning, Nearly fifty houses, and a great number of out .were destroyed. SPIRES, JULY 4. We have just lost by death our venerable Bishop, Mathew Von Chandelle. GIESSEN JUL Y 3 . A few days ago, the order which generally prevails among our students was interrupted in a very melancholy manner. As false reports may be easily circulated, and mislead public opinion, it is on . many accounts desirable that a short account of the most essential particulars should be published. The following is strictly conformable to the truth : Within a short time several duels have taken place among the students, which induced the Academic Cham ber of Discipline to institute an inquiry, according to the existing laws. Some of the students considered this pro seeding, though strictly legal, as unsuitable, or even un just, and were soon joined and .encoura ge d by many 'others. Without further reflection, they re solved to quit' the university, and almost the whole of the students went to Gleiberg, a neighbouring Prussian town; ProfeSsor Relger, the rector, having immediately taken the most necessary steps. The Senate desiring on the one hand to assert its ,own dignity; on the other, to giv e . the deluded young men an opportunity to return to their duty; resolVed to fix a certain time, before the expiration of which they should unconditionally submit to the laws, Ibr, in ease of refusal, suffer the severest punishment that the University could inflict. Meantime a rescript from the Government fully approved . the measures that had been taken, and even allowed, in case of need, an increase of the punishment. . Tha students, however, becoming Sensible of their error before the expiration of ;the time al lowed, submitted. An amnesty has not yet been granted, but an investigation into the w h o l e a ff a ir i s now carry ing on. The First Report of the Select Committee, ap pointed to enquire into the BUTTNR TRADE OF IRELAND, and to report their Observations and Opi nions thereupon to the House of Commons, has been printed. The Committe state; that having continued their examinations to this late period of the Session, they are deprived of the' opportunity of giving a decided opinion 011 the laws regulating this Trade. They, therefore, submit the evidence to the House, with this observation alone, " That illegal practices, and unau thorised fees, have been most clearly proved to exist in many markets; . . for the correction of which, t h e Com mittee regret that the lateness of , the season precludes them from recommending any specific measures : but the whole subject, cannot in their opinion, -h e too soon brought under the notice of Parliament in the ensuing Session." The Iteport adds, " That in the mean while, the publicity which this Inquiry will give to the abuses already referred to, may lead to a more vigilant attention in those respects, on the part of the Magistracy and other local authorities in Ire land." Butter forms so general and necessary an article of life amongst all classes in this Country, that we trust the attention of the Legislature will b e di rected i n t h e next Session, not only to the Irish Butter Trade, but to the supply and price of Fresh as well as Salt Butter, in this Metropolis. It is well known, that when the price of Salt Butter in Ireland, is Ms. or 60s. per cwt., the price charged for it in this town, is 13d. or I4d. per lb.; and that Fresh Butter usually sells at the enormous price of froni 18d. to 22d. per lb., while 30 miles from London, it may be bought for Is. per lb. . . This Trade must afford 'such an enormous profit to the dealers, that we are astonished that during the age of Companies, Butter Companies had not been esta blished, as well as those for the sale of Milk. A variety of Accounts relative to that most mag nificent National Establishment, Greenwich Hospital, have been published by order of the House of Com mons. It may not be uninteresting to our readers to learn some of the particulars given in these Returns. This fine Asylum for our worn-out officers and men of the Royal Navy has, upon its in-door esta blishment, 100 Officers, Clerks, and other Persons b Civil Departments ; 2,710 Pensioners ; 196 Nurses The total Revenue of the Hospital in the Year 1825, was And its Expenditure - £187,345 148,504. Leaving a Surplus Fund of ' - - £88,841 Applicable towards-the Pensions of the Out-Pensioners, of whom there were-- P2ll ANNUM. 80 Post Captains at - - , - £BO 15 Commanders, at - - - 65 50 Lieutenants, at - - - 50 25,549 Privates, at rates of Pensions, varying from 4/. to 40/. per annum. The amount of all these Out-Pensions was no less a sum than 291,7801. 9s. 3d. ; which sum was de frayed by a vote from Parliament on the Estimates of the Navy of 260,0001., and 31,7801. 9s. 3d. of the Surplus Revenue of the Establishment. The care which this country takes of her worn-out seamen and soldiers, is one of the most honourable features in her history, and the immense expenee which she incurs for this benevolent, but just purpose, ought to be known, not only within her own territories, but throughout the nations of the world, to whom it may be at once a proof of her power and justice, and an example for their imitation. By private letters received from Bury this morning, it appears that apprehensions of renewed disturbances were entertained in that quarter. This may probably arise from the circumstance of some pieces of artillery having been sent to the disturbed districts, as a precau tionary measure. A letter from Smyrna, of the 10th of June, states tluit a French vessel of war had just arrived from Napoli di Romania, and reported that the advanced guard of Ibraham Dacha's army was in sight of that fortress when they tame away. THE FUNDS. . . CITY, Twelve o' Clock. The English Funds have been, up to the above hour, without animation, and little business. Consols opened at 78it 4, and have been alternately buyers and sellers at that price, and for August Account, '7Bi; many of the Brokers are already making up their accounts for the 18th inst. being settling day ; Friday is also the account day at the Foreign House. Mexican remain at 41 to # ; Colombian, 264 7, and no transactions of importance in either Stock has hitherto taken place. Three per Cent. Consols, 764 4, ex div.; Ditto r Account, 78i 4; 4 per Cent. Scrip, par; India 4 per Cent. Bonds, lb 17 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 9 10 pm. Fettatott Futtns.—Brazilian, 50 2; Buenos Ayree, Al, 3; Chilian, 30 3 ; Colombian, Is2'l, 24 26 ; Ditto 1824, 264 74'; Danish, 534 4; Greek, 104 1l 4 ; Mexican, 5 per Cent., 34 6 ; Ditto, 6 per Cent. 414 4 ; Peruvian, 23 5 ; Russian, 79i 4 ; Spanish, 7i SaLtass.—Alliance Fire and Life, '7 8 per share; Ditto Maxine, O die. ; British Iron Company, 28 6 dis ; Welsh Iron and Coal Company, 18 16 dia. Mflas.—Anglo Mexican, 37 2i dis. ; United do. 8 7 dis. Brazilian, 1 dis; Pasco Peruvian, 10 9 dia. ; Colombian, 3 5 per share; Tlalpnxahua, 10 dig. par ; Bolivar, 3 5 pm. Two o' Clock. Consols remain in the same state as in the two previous hours, at 781 to 78i, for the account, with a heavy market and little doing; and for next time, at 781 to 78i. In the Foreign Market little doing. Mexican 40t to 41 ; Columbian, 26i to 27. . 3 per Cent. Consols, 78i cent. 44.—Colornbign, FOUR O'CLOCK--. 0 Consols -- Do. for Op. 78i Brazilian Bonds 5 Buenos Ayres Do. 48 Chilian Do. 31 Columbian, 1824, 27k THREE O' CL GK. buyers.---Mexicau, 6 per !6 I. LOSING PRICES. Danish Bonds 54 Greek Do. 1825 - I'2 Mexican Do. 1825, 41 Peruvian Do. Russian Do. 79 Spanish Do. n NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Our Port Lettere give no news. The Talbert has sailed from Spithead for the Mediterranran ; and the Romney troop ship, from Plymouth, for the lame destination. Lieutenant Henry Gossett has been promoted to the rank of Commander of the Ferret sloop, on the Jamaica station. FROM LLOYDB'.—(rins Dav.) DrM., JULY Il.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Midas, Baigrie, from the Isle of France ; John, Popplewell, from Madras ; Christopher, Atkinson, —, anti Sir Win. Beasley, Smith, from Quebec ; Hindostan, Lamb, from Matanzas ; Sir P. Hamilton, and Jas. Harris, from Jamaica.--Sailed the CeYlon. Davison, for Ceylou...—Wind S.W. to W.S.W. PORTSMOUTU, J U LY I.—Arrived the Ariatin, Russell, front Leghorn ; Ilis Majesty's Cutter, Stag, from a cruize ; Aurora; Corneby, and Concord, Brien, from London. Sailed the Triton,. Marshall, for Miramichi ; Diana, Jobbling, for Newcastle ; Lark, Hill, for Grimsby. Remain the St. Andrew, Deeper, for Sierra Leone ; and the Coromandel, Boyes, for Bengal.—Wind W. Arrived off FalmOuth, the Isabella, from Havannah. In the Downs, the Barclay, Ferrier, from Jamaica. HOP INTELLIGENCE. (From the Afaidstone Jonrital, July 11.) eald, are a ll owed b y every one M AIDS TONR..--1110 ii possible condi t i on . and should the pre mtoobree particularly t t i i i ct e d fi ar o l e y st iii the W ops in thi s ne i g hb ourhood, and sent warm weather continue, and no in crease o f verm i n, there is every prospect of a large crop. Th e l ate g entle rains have added much to the growth an d strength of the bine, which is seen overhanging the poles in the most luxuriant manner. We have been favoured with the following copy of a letter, addressed to the Collector of this district, fr om t h e Excise 011iee in London, respecting the payment. of th e Hop Duty : . " SIR—In consequence of a communication from the Right Honourable the Lords of his Majesty's -Treasury, stating, that as the time to which their Lordships have extended their indulgence in regard to the payment of the Hop Duty has now expired, they see no grounds fo r any further interference on their part, the Commissioners or- der, that th e usua l steps b e ta k en for enforcing payment thereof f rom a ll ersons in o ur collection from whom the same is du e , as if y no such indulgenee had been granted. p JOHN BROWN. " Excise Office, London, 3d July, 1826." PRICE OF HOPS, JULY 10. Kent Pockets 101. 101. to 11/. 4s. to 121. Os. per cwt. Sussex Pockets, 10/. Or. to 11/. Os. to 11/, 4.5. per cwt. K , 4 eut Bags, 94 9s, to 111. Os. per cwt. ' Allsex Bags, 91. Os. to 10/. Os. per cert. Old Duty laid at 200,000/. CORN-E XCHANGE. --(Tuts Dar). The supplies are hitherto unusually small; there is solittle doing in any kind of grain, that prices may be stated nomina ll y the same as Monday. A It k IVALIS Wheat. I 131 ),rley. Malt. O a t s. Beans. Pase. Flour.? Al i) I TT) . (2r ''• it ors. ( 2,100 2,100 _—... _ Tacks ..... na. ms. .'~ 1,300 ..... i,..... -- fish Trish ..... ..• f Fersign LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY—(This DAv.) IN THE MATTER OF SIR GREGORY PAGE TURNER A LUNATIC. _ • Mr. HEALD was instructed to ask his Lordship now to confirm the Master's Report , appointing a Committee of the l unat i c ' s person ; as to which there never could have been any difficulty, excepting the pendency of the traverse. Tbe petition praying the confirmation of the report was heard long ago, and the comforts of the lunatic entirely depended on the confirmation. Now his Lordship ordered it to be confirmed, subject to any objection that might be made on Friday morning. The Court apprehended the re sult of the traverse was, as it had all along anticipated. Mr. HORNE said it was ; the Jury had found Sir Gregoryalunatic in less than five minutes. Mr. HEALD reminded his Lordship that the Com mittee had been appointed by the Court some years ago. His LORDSHIP was satisfied, that to-morrow some body would tell him the matter had been mentioned behind their backs. Mr. HEALD said, every body consented to the pre sent application. His LORDSHIP.wished Mr. Heald to consider how far every body could consent to the appointment of the Committee, because he had had letters over and over again from Sir'Gregory himself, saying he never would consent to the appointment. Mr. HEALD requested to know if his Lordship thought it necessary to have the lunatic's consent ? His LORDSHIP did not; but all this showed the necessity of giving notice of the present application, because unless notice was given, the Court was sure to have a complaint made, on the ground of making the order without notice having been given. Mr. HEALD did not think it necessary to serve Mr. Corbett ; they did not recognise him as appearing for the lunatic at all, but if the Court desired it, they would give him notice, and mention it again on Friday. His LORDSHIP requested it to be mentioned again on Friday. PRACTICE IN LUNACY. Mr. KOE begged to mention a matter in lunacy, in which proceedings in the Master's Office were stayed, for the want of the Court's opinion upon this point. His LORDSHIP said, he had lately heard a vast number of lunatic petitions in arrear, for the very pur pose of putting an end to a most inconvenient prac tice ; namely, one gentleman after. another rising up, two or three times every week, to mention lunatic mat ters, which, from the pressure of other business, the Court could not, at the moment, give sufficient atten tion to, and which also interrupted the regular busi ness of the day. Mr. Kota: said, if the application could not now be heard, all proceedings in the Master's Office mould be stayed. HiS LORDSHIP observed, that the procredinAs were stayed in many other cases in consequence of these interruptions. _ _ Mr. KOE considered the difficulty merely to he, whether the Master should he at liberty or not to read certain affidavits that had been before the Court, Mi. HART contra said, that that only could be de cided upon a petition, and he hoped the Court would refuse the present application with costs. His LORDSHIP desired the petition to be presented on the next lunatic day. He would hot give the costs of to-day. He was willing at any time to take any thing to read, because then he could apply his own time to what he did read, but lie certainly would not allow those interruptions to go on as they bad done. The Court proceeded on Appeals. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT....(Tujk DAy). CHADDOCk 11. QIXZNObaUU. His Honour, in giving judgment in this case, said th,t it was a bill filed to enforce a contract entered into, re specting the sale of a house and premises, for which the defendant had agreed to pay 100/.'a year for 10 or 16 years, and at the end of either of these periods he was to pay 2;0004 and the rent of 1001. a year should cease.— Some time after the parties came to a second agreement, whereby it was stipulated that the defendant should pay 20001., and have the premises assigned over to him. The defendant accordingly took possession of the premises which he has held ever since, but has not paid the 2000/. The question now was, whether the.latter c on tract was a continuation of the former; if so, the defend ant should pay 100/. a year ►until the paymentof the 2000/. but if the second contract was a substitute for the former, he should pay only the interest of the 2000/. us allowed by this Court, which was 80/. a-year (being 4. per cent.). Looking at all the circumstances of thecase, he thought the second contract a new one, and the defendant was not bound to pay more than 80/. a year since the 10th of March, 1824. TUE ATTORNEY GENERAL V. MARTZ. The Vice-Chancellor, in alluding to this ease said, that he thought yesterday with the Solicitor-General, that a modus of 2d. a fleece for wool, could not be good, as he did not imagine that a fleece o f woo l wa s worth ed. before the time of legal memory ; but he had since fiaird a case where a modus of 3d. a fleece was leld good. With re spect to the cid er , h e wou ld di rect an issue to try the le gality of the modus there set up. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. HATTON-GARDEN.--(rnis DAY.) Charles Haycroji, a reputed thief, was charged with stealing a bundle of linen from the house of Edward Hicks Finch, Esq. No. 2, Upper Toling ton Terrace. From the evidence of Mary Houghton, the house maid, it appeared, that about eight o'clock this morn ing the bundle, the property of her master, was safe in the parlour, the window of which was open. She left the room for a few moments, and on her return mimed the bundle ; and at the same time observed throu,gh prisoner., " stop thief 1" and the the window a Man making his escape over the garden the bundle, was secured. l a ie fte ra r t t i h o ro u w t, ing and avi cal rm i , ed The prisoner denied the charge, and was fully com mitted. Tuts DAY.) QUEEN-SQUARE•—( A respectably dressed, but curious looking man, was brought to this office, charged by James Warren, one of th e B ow - street patrole, who depo se d as f o l lows i— , th e . prison er , w h o " I was go i ng off duty this morning, at four o' c l oc k, from Lambeth-walk when I met asked me if I knew Sir Richard Birme ? I replied that I did. lie rejoined, that he knew hi m to b e an infernal v aga b on d , an d cont inued abusing Sii Richard. After pushing me, lie shook his fist in my face, and I took him into custody." At the office the prisoner refused to give his name, and behaved in the most strange manner. The Magistrate expressed his conviction that he was in a deranged state, and ordered him to be detained till some enquiries w ere made. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. WINDSOR, JULY IL—Yesterday his MAJESTY, with his attendants, dined as usual at Virginia Water, and after din ner hi s M a j e sty en j o y e d his aquatic amusements. This day, the weather being cool and pleasant, with a fine westerly breeze, his MA J E ST Y, With his attend ants, left the Royal Lodge at half-past, two o'clock, and took various drives in the Great Park. At five o'clock, his MAJESTY arrived at the Royal Marquee at Virginia Water, and dined, and after dinner his MAJESTY took some pleasant aquatic excursions, iu which he enjoyed the amusement of fishing. To-morrow his MAJESTY «ill hold a Council at the Castle, which is expected to be attended by the major part of the Cabinet Ministers. Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, the Duke of Gloucester left town in his travelling carriage and four, attended by Colonel Higgins, his Royal High ness's principal Equerry, for Cheltenham, where the Royal Duke is expected to remain about three or four weeks. His Royal Highness was expected to dine on the road, and to reach Cheltenham at a late hour, at a house in the Crescent, leading to the King's Old Well. The domestics -of the Royal Duke left town, on Monday for Cheltenham, to be in readiness to receive his Royal Highness. The Duke of York continued to go on well yester day. His Royal Highness received visits from his three Royal Sisters. Ile saddle horses of his Royal Highness were ordered to be in readiness in the morning for the Royal Duke to ride out when his Royal Highness had finished attending to official letters and military business with Sir Herbert Taylor. The Royal' Duke afterwards ro d e ou t, on horseback for about two hours. On Sunday afternoon, the Royal Duke rode out in his open carriage in the neighbourhood of Hampsteaal and Highgate. Yesterday the Duchess of Gloucester visited Lady Normanton in Seyinour-place. The Princess Augusta visited the Princess Sophia Matilda yesterday. On Saturday letters were received in London from the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, at Ens ; at the date of the letters their Royal Highnesses were in the enjoyment of g opd health. J. W. Croker, Esq. arrived in town yesterday morn ing from the Continent. A scaffolding is erecting round the walls of the new building, for the residence of the Duke of Clarence, fsr the purpose of covering them with cement. Prince Gustavus, the son of Gustavus the Fourth, Ex-King of Sweden, is at present at the baths of Baden. The Queen Dowager of Bavaria is also there, and the Kings of Bavaria and Wurtemberg are shortly expected. It is mentioned, in a letter from-Hobart Town, that Mr. Savery, who was sentenced to die for forgery about a year and a half ago, had been made Editor of the Official Gazette published there. Monday night as the Richmond Steam-boat was returning to town, a four-oared boat came in contact with it near Putney-bridge. The boat of course was shattered, but the rowers were luckily saved. The singular beauty of the Hungarian women is the theme of every traveller's admiration. The town of Pest is peculiarly remarkable in this respect, the pro portion of handsome females being greater than in any part of the empire, and the ele ga n ce an d t as t e o r their dress superior even to those of Vienna. General Paez is said to be a negro—he is a white. He is said to be ferocious and predatory—he is the most prudent of the revolutionary Generals, and the favourite of Bolivar himself, Ile is by far the most talented chief, and in him do the people of Venezuela and the Caraccas repose the greatest confidence. It is said that the improvement in steam navigation introduced by Mr. Perkins, has attracted the serious attention of the Ministers, and that the Comet steam vessel has been placed at his disposal for the purpose of the experiment. Mr. Perkins s plan consists in giving to steam engines the same propelling power by a com paratively small portion of fuel, so small indeed, that steam navigation to the remotest part of the world would become practicable, and vessels of war might be fitted up with steam engines without inconvenience. Should the experiments made by order of Government succeed, we may expect to see the whole system of naval warfare materially altered. A vessel called the Young Ferdinand, from France for Brussels, was run down by a schooner off the Lizard, on the 28th of last month. Soon after the accident, the Young Ferdinand fell on her beain ends, when the master was unfortunately drowned. The remainder of the crew took to their boats, and shortly after landed at Cudgwith. On learning the disaster, Lieut. Hooper, of the coast guard, stationed there, went off, with some boats, and took the wreck in tow. By great exertions they succeeded in bringing her in ; and with the assistance of Capt. Head, R.N. Jame* Trevenen, Esq. collector of the Customs at Helston &c., the whole o f th e cargo , cons i st i ng o f 300 casks of wine, was safely landed. The next day the vessel was towed round to Falmouth, in order to her being repaired,— West Briton. On Sunday last our bay presented a very unusual Spectacle, from the appearance of a shoal of whales, of the fiuner species, to the 'number' seemingly of 20 to 30. The sight was both attractive and amusing, as they sported for some hours in every direction, fre quently very near the shore, exhibiting often their enormous bulk,' some of them being, to appearance, 30 to 40 feet long above water, and on occasion of their blowing as they rose to the suiface, sending the water/in columns, at times about 20 feet high. From the i m pi ove ments in . the salmon fishing during this week, some are inclined to think that the salmon may have been driven near the shore by these monsters of the deep.—Aberdeen Chronicle. Acountry preaching a very dull set., mom, set aih Clergyman scongregation asleep, except one poor fellow, who was generally deficient in intellect. At length the, Reverend Orator, looking round, ex claimed, with great indignation" what, asleep but this 'poor idiot !"---." Aye," quoth the fellow, " and if .1 had not been an idiot, I s h o uld have gone to sleep too. " A curious trial took place at Agen, in Franc e , a few d ays ag o. A Mr. Inks Bazelle, a respect a bl e merchant, being at the Circus of that place durin g the performance of a piece hi which a youn g Greek was heroically defending a standard, lit the enthusiasm of g e t ilt l j7l l llo e ersl T m) t r : he ; n t s-o u egf n nt , ens t cl ie lt'vl o ete ffi er iwdEalrleool aloud, t e ::d e dLd r ooealwani dd bltio e rv n oet i til L tgel n Guht b-lgr'eketfsheo Greeks imprison e d. Th e j ury, how acquitted him, •• ch‘e,ers,ho:itlidlobuet hesitationfined and CHINESE LANGUAGE. Could we imagine that a nation existed, the individuals ' of which did not possess the faculty, of speech, and were able to convey ideas - to each other by a medium a d a p te d to the ey e alone, their - language (if such a solecism may be pardoned) would be constructed. upon the same princi ples as the Chinese character; it would, in fact, corres pond exactly with that character in its origin and subse quent history, as developed by Chinese writers, who state that their ymbols we re originally represent at i ves o f t h e s object signified, which, for the sake of convenience, and to admit of ready combination in forming signs of abstract ideas, were abbreviated and modified; and that many cha racters still show that th e source from whence they were derived was a resemblance to the o bj ect. ri'h o e thl e : al tongue o bc and fiChina is diamet r i ca ll y opposed to most the Chinue, for example, are very antipodes. In the former, the number of distinct sounds, or combinations of sounds, applied to one object, is said to be, in one instance, a thousand; in the latter, including every variation of the tones, many of which are never used, or even known by native scholars, the sounds do not exceed 800. The number of sounds distinguish able by the English alphabet is about 350; and if we di. vide the number of characters, 80,000, by this, we shall find that, upon an average, the same sound, or sounds so similar as not to be discriminated by means of our alpha bet, must be applied to about 229 different and discordant ideas. The most experienced Chinese will find one hun dred (or perhaps 1,000) characters expressed by the same identical sound. We cannot be surprised to find, therefore, that since the meaning of the vocal language is so imperfectly trans mitted to the mind, by means of the tongue and ear, the Chinese are forced, in common conversation, to trace the characters rapidly in the air, in order to assist the appre hension of the person addressed ; or that in public assem blies, passages of an orator's speech, or of an imperial edict, are inscribed on boards and exhibited to the eye, while their sounds are uttered to the ear of the multitude. This expedient is not only convenient, as the means of preventing very awkward mistakes; but it is a very ad vantageous mode of communicating a language so con structed, that it sometimes requires several phrases to ex press, with adequate force, what is conveyed by the sight. of a single character. The Chinese, as is well known, hold women in some degree of contempt, and regard them as inferior in the scale of creation. This feeling, at once the cause and the symptom of an ill-organized society, nay be discovered in the mode in which they employ the character nen, signifying the woman, in composi tion. Suh, discreet and respectful, is compounded - of woman and restriction. Foo, a married woman, of woman and broom. Tho, subjected, secure; of a claw placed over woman. Wa►►g, immoral, consists of fugitive and woman. The same character is employed in the following compounds : Nan, to wrangle or scold, composed of two characters of woman placed opposite to each other. Neaou, levity of beha►iour, lewdness;- of a turns placed betwees two women; and vice versa, a woman placed between two »ten. Chen, beautiful, elegant; of woman and a single garment. Seu, weak, feeble ; of a woman and want. rhan, to be in a disordered dirty state; of women and coals. Seun, conceited; of a woman and to strut. lie, to play, or frolic; of a woman and pleased. Shioang, widow ; of woman and hoarfrost. 7%uh, gross lewdness ; of woman and a muddy ditch. Tseu, to marry ;of to lake and woman. Gan, suppressed anger; of woman and sent wini! The following are examples of elegance in the use of this key :—Mha, a young unmarried woman, composed of woman and Bending down like an ear of corn. Ying, an infant at the breast ; of two pearis.and woman. Hoo, handsome, pretty; of woman and to sigh.--Asiatic .Tournot. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET JULY MEETING. maxims, tuur 11. Mr. Grey . %)le's Skirmiiher beat the Duke of Grafton's Wamba. T.Y.C. 130.-5 to 4 on Skirmisher. Fifty Pounds, for three-yr-old. and upwards. D.Y. Mr. Wyndham's gr. e. Stumps - Mr. H. Scokes ch. f, Wings g Duke of Grafton's Cremona beat Mr. Orevil Skirtideher. 60 50y5....-6 to it• apt Cremona. Sweepstakes of it) soya. each, for three-yr-olds and upwards. T.M.nr. Mr. Roger's Turban - Mr. Wilson names Rigmarole - - Duke of Grafton's b. c. Wamba - , 3 Lord Exeter's f. b y W o f ul 4 Tut Brrrtwo.--A good deal of bueines has been done on the Great St. Leger at Doncaster, the Gloumstershire Stakes at Clael tenham (next week), and, the Gold Cup at Preston. The Glou cestershire Stakes are of great importance, and many thousands are depending; Lugburough, who hn.t week beat a field of good horses in the Somersetshire Stakes at Bath, iv made first favourite to Shakspeare'r (the Derby colt) second. The odd* stand thus : . GLOUClSTritalitai STAXIS. sto 2 apt LuOorough I6to I apt T o il and Trouble 4. to 1 apt sh a s s p eare to to I apt any PRESTON cur, I to 4on Brutanclorf 1 6 to I agst F a l con 4 to I agst Slgnlor a 6 to I agst Auto rat High odds tigst any otbtr•—•Longwaist will not start. - - - 7 W 2 apt Belzoni 8 to I apt liedlamite 11 to 1 apt 'Pirate Ili to I agst Crusader LI to 1 apt The Dragon 20 to I apt Funny yr. ricotta. 25 to I agst Crarnt*er 25 to I agst The titateral 30 to I Agit Barefoot 35 to I apt Barataria 35 to I agat Tartan! 50. to I oast Mulatto any other, 40 to 1 agsi PRESTON MEETING.....TURSDAY, JULY 11. The Stanley Stakes of 10 soya, each, with SO soya. added. One mile and a quarter: Mr. Simpson's b. f. Little-80-Peep Mr. Whitaker's hr. h, Lottery Sir T. Stanley's hr. c. Doctor Faustus Lord Derby's hr. tn. tlrganda Mr. Stanley's br. c. Creams Lord Stanley's gr. e. Autocrat Mr. St. John's br. f. Signior* Col. Yates's b. f. Countess Mr. Paulden's br. c. by Counts The Produce Stakes of 60 rt. each. Two miles. Lord Derby's eli. £ by Milo Lord Grozwfttor's b. f. Basilisk Sir T. Mostrea oli. c.. by Abjer Sir W. It'ynne's eh. f. Lattitat Sir W. Wynne's br. c. Saucredo Mr. Clifton's b. Harriet Mr. Clifton's hr. f. Grizzle Sir T. Mosty's b. e. Prince of Diamonds A Maiden Plate of 701. for all ages. Heats, twice round and a distanee. Lord Derby's br. e. eteettit Sir W. Wynne's h. g. Sandown Mr. Thompson's ch. c. Predictor Lord Grosvenor', b. c. King Henry Mr. Jackson's b. 1. by Y. Castrel Mr. Clifton's hr. f. Grizzle Mr. Tapley's hr. 1. Melody WIDNENDAY. The Gold Cup, value, 100 ga. added to a Sweepstakts of 10 tors. each. Three miles and a distance, Lord Detby's gr. h. Grildrig Mr. Stanley's gr. c. Autocrat Mr. Horriby's b. c. Tom Mr. Towneley's cis. f. Sopby Mr. Whitaket's br. h. Lottery Mr. Clifton's Brtitandorf Mr. H. Hornby's ch. f. Cinderella Mr. Ilorrocks's di. 0. Ma Mu n n Mr. E. G. liorriby's br. c. liaimonan Mr. Lumley's gr. c. Valcott Lord Wilton's br. f. Grizzle Vatei's b. c. Nemo M r . cireene's to. 1. Signiors Duke of Leeds's b. c. Otoriek Powlettes b. e. by P.hztonun Mr, Russell's br. 1~. ?IfuaFtaol , ro Mr. Yates's b. t: Litt/Q-PL"'"